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Ways to Go Greener Near Dormont-Brookline
Here's a list of some places to take items that should not be sent to landfills or placed at the curb.
Although Earth Day is officially April 22, it's not too early for residents of Dormont Borough and Brookline to begin to look at ways to be more environmentally friendly.
The following is a list of items, provided in part by the Allegheny County Health Department, that should not be in landfills and generally aren't collected through municipal recycling. Listed below those items are places at which those items can be disposed/recycled.
Appliances
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Tube City, West Mifflin Borough
Appliance Warehouse, South Side
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Local Goodwill Stores may also accept some small appliances.
Automotive Oils
PetroMax, Collier Township
Batteries
Batteries Plus, Castle Shannon Borough
Pennsylvania Resources Council, South Side
Batteries, Automobile
Batteries Plus, Castle Shannon
Construction Materials (Concrete, Brick, Rock, Asphalt)
Collier Stone Company, Collier
Cardboard
Atlas Materials Recycling, South Side
Pittsburgh Recycling Services, Hazelwood
Cellphones
Pennsylvania Resources Council, South Side
Computers
Goodwill Stores throughout Allegheny County
Electronics
Best Buy, Bethel Park
Staples, Beechview
Glass
Pittsburgh Recycling Services, Hazelwood
Laser/Inkjet Cartridges
Target, Upper St. Clair Township (South Hills Village)
Office Depot, Bethel Park
Best Buy, Bethel Park
Pennsylvania Resources Council, South Side
Plastic Bags (newspaper and shopping)
Giant Eagle, Mt. Lebanon
Target, Upper St. Clair (South Hills Village)
Plastic Peanuts, Bubble Wrap
UPS store, Bethel Park
Scrap Metal
Castriota Metals, Beechview
Tube City, West Mifflin
TVs
Best Buy, Bethel Park
For a complete list of materials that can be recycled and where to recycle them, click here.
Did we miss any places in or near Dormont or Brookline that recycle? Let us know in the comments section below.
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